Posted by Teacher Ria in Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Laugh Trip Moments with the Seniors

In the past few days, we have been discussing the senses. It sure has been fun talking to the kids about their ideas of what things they can see, smell, taste, feel and hear are. A lot of funny moments sure come out of these discussions. For example:

Teacher Ria: Okay, who can tell me what we see when we look up at the sky?

Kid #1: The clouds, Teacher!

Kid #2: Mr. Sun, Teacher!

Kid #3: Teacher, where’s Superman? I can’t find him!

In talking about taste:

Teacher Ria: So, what part of our body helps us know what things taste like?

Children: Tongue!

Teacher Ria: Correct! With our tongues, we can taste sweet, salty, sour, bitter and even spicy stuff. Now lets play a guessing game. Can anyone tell me what a chocolate bar tastes like?

Kid#1: Sweet teacher!

Teacher Ria: Good job! Now lets try this. What about a calamansi (Philippine lemon)?

Kid #2: Asim, Teacher. (Sour, Teacher)

Teacher Ria: Great! What about ampalaya?

Kid #3: Bitter.

Teacher Ria: Correct again! Very good guys. Now…this is tricky…let’s try this one. What does rice taste like (hmmm….no particular taste right?)

After carefully pondering over it. Child #4: I know, Teacher!

Teacher Ria: What?

Child #4: It’s yummy Teacher!

Hmmm….that’s right I guess!

This one I don’t know is laughable or what:

Kid: Teacher, what’s that? (pointing to my face)

Teacher Ria: What’s what?

Kid: There’s black-black on your face. And dots too. (referring to lines on my forehead and my freckles)

Gee….I guess I need to invest in some wrinkle cream and good foundation too!!!

If you found this post interesting, informative and educational, feel free to take home my notes by subscribing here.

Posted by Teacher Ria in Teacher's Corner | 1 Comment

Things you don’t want your teacher to know…

I’m sure there are a whole lotta things you hide from your teacher, such as your little notes about him or her, or the caricatures you doodle to make fun of them, but of all, I think this is one thing you don’t want your teacher to know:

Free essays, eh? Hmmmm.

I got this in my email inbox not too long ago, after I assigned an essay to my students. Definitely not the kind of thing you want your teacher to see.

If you found this post interesting, informative and educational, feel free to take home my notes by subscribing here.

Posted by Teacher Ria in Uncategorized | 0 Comments

Growing Up Is Hard To Do!

One thing I will miss most from teaching preschooler is being with the joyful spirit of innocence. When I am with the kids, I feel like I still am very young, despite the aches and pains I may feel while working with them. They also help me keep the child in me alive by making me laugh, not just have fun, but to really laugh those deep belly kinds of laugh that really go to the core of you.

However, every now and then I think about how I have to “grow up”.  I need to think more seriously about moving on to the next phase in my life, personally and professionally. I guess that’s really why I’m lucky that I also teach in the college level because that caters to the adult side of me.

I still wish I could afford to keep on teaching until I’m much older to the point that I am no longer looking for life term insurance but I will be considering term insurance for seniors already. Yup, I seriously love to teach well into my old days but I know that’s an impossibility! I hope, however, that I can still work with kids in some other way as I age. This website, for example, is one way for me to do that

If you found this post interesting, informative and educational, feel free to take home my notes by subscribing here.

Posted by Teacher Ria in Arts and Crafts, Teacher's Corner, The Library, Tips and Tricks | 2 Comments

My Concept Wall

It’s been over a month since classes started and I realized I still have not posted what my classroom concept wall looks like. With no further ado, here it is!
The caterpillar is actually a recycled one from my Toddlers days but I love it so much I decided to keep it, even if my students don’t really need it. For the calendar, I decided to up the ante by having the kids master the concepts of yesterday, today and tomorrow.

My favorite feature, however, is the reading train. My co-teacher painted that over the summer There are a series of pockets which currently hold our various word lists. An alternative I was thinking of is tracking titles of books we read throughout the month. Fun idea, huh?

Join in and jump aboard the reading train!

Posted by Teacher Ria in Uncategorized | 1 Comment

Teacher’s Back Hurts :-(

While being a preschool teacher may be full of fun and excitement, it is not without any job hazards. For one, I have not had my toe nail grow back to normal after it has been trampled on, dropped upon and abused by my kids. Lately, however, I have been contending with one of the worst job hazards ever: lower back pain. I know there is a right way to bend and squat, and I guess I really haven’t been quite careful about it because now, my lower back is always soooooo painful. At times, even slight movements make me cringe. I think I need to see an acupuncturist or a therapist to help realign whatever and help ease the pain. Also, I KNOW losing weight will help a lot, and I can’t really dilly-dally around with that. Perhaps some apidexin supplements will help kick start the weight loss and ease the back pain. It really is crucial that I get this done ASAP! Perhaps, if I feel better physically, I may reconsider leaving preschool next school year.

job hazards I have learned to live with

If you found this post interesting, informative and educational, feel free to take home my notes by subscribing here.